Black Dahlia

I know it's not really black but pretty close.

Look nice/healthy

Thanks :}

Lovely indeed! You sure do have some beauties.

I had one of those once...gorgeous...love black, dark flowers.

Very nice.

Thanks all :}

Tyke we do have a lot in common.

We ought to start a thread of "black flowers"! This one reminds me of my black peony somniferum poppies!

I would love to see them all.

Black Peony Poppy (somniferum) Somebody else have a black viola?

Beautiful Weez, I am going to start a black garden so the Count will feel at ease when he visits lol, or should I say Blah, Blah.

Yes, a goth garden... I think Penny4 started a thread about that once... I'll have to look for it. Ah, yes, here's the website she link us to: http://www.widdershins.org/vol2iss8/o9704.htm

That is one dark dahlia and poppy. I am not sure if I like ,but it certainly unique. How about the black hollyhock and there is a pretty dark tulip too.

Yes, I've seen pics of the hollyhock, but I'm not sure of the tulip. The problem with dark flowers is that they get lost in the foliage, unless the foliage is quite light. Chocolate Salpiglossis work quite well with white lobelia in a hanging basket.

I have black hollyhocks and I posted a picture of them here last month.

Weez those are very pretty.

Here's some black pansies Bug_girl posted: http://davesgarden.com/fp.php?pid=389670

They are beautiful and nice photo BrugG.

I wanted the blackest pansy, I could find, and the past black ones I planted were more of a dark purple. This one is black, but it is more diffuclt to grow then your average pansy. I posted some comments about that with the data base entry for the plant. I have also been trying to root the black moon pansy in water, but it is not growing any roots.

Try and collect some seeds or just try some root cuttings.